Lisa Dolak

Professor Dolak’s research centers on issues at the intersections of patent law and judicial procedure and patent law and legal ethics. She has written on declaratory judgment jurisdiction in patent cases, the use of electronic evidence to prove dates of invention, and ethics issues for intellectual property practitioners. During a recent sabbatical leave, she served as law clerk to the Hon. Paul F. Michel, now Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and currently serves as a member of the Federal Circuit’s Advisory Council. She teaches courses on patent law, Internet law, and practice and procedure in the federal courts. She is a registered patent attorney and a summa cum laude graduate of Syracuse University College of Law.